Kate Applebee
k8applebee.bsky.social
Kate Applebee
@k8applebee.bsky.social
High school Teacher Librarian in SoCal | board game and escape room enthusiast | reader of anything I can get my hands on | independent bookstores are beautiful gems of our communities
You are the only gift anyone needs and I am sure your contact info is part of your presentations and in the program, so take those recommendations as just that - recommendations and not must-dos. Additionally, those recommendations cost time and money that not everyone will have.
October 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
These three bring us joy, so maybe they will also bring you joy.
October 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Something I struggle with and there’s not a lot out there. I’ve thought about Carl Hiaasen but he’s either young reader or adult. Terry Pratchett, but the length of his books and fantasy can be a turn off for some.
September 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
But now, I realize that I am training them to bring their returns to the circ desk at any other libraries that they use. Thinking about how to teach them about different procedures (hand over/book drop) for universal library processes (returning books) so that they can be lifelong library patrons.
September 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We don’t have a book drop, so handing it to us is the only way to return it.
September 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
There’s something beautiful about reading this as I am getting ready on the same type of morning and feeling the same.
July 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I bought both this and Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden at the same time because they are perfect together!
March 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Thank you! It looks like our Creative Writing elective won’t be offered next year, so I am excited to share this with those students.
March 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I love it!!!
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Loved Dragonfruit.

I would also recommend Blazewrath Games and its sequel.
January 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I appreciate your list as it means I can quickly get displays set up today without having to spend excess time searching the press releases.
January 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
CA Ed Code 89535 an and b is an example of that past belief still holding sway today.
January 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Well, I’d like it to be politicians! I suppose professions with security clearances have guidelines for types, places, and what is shown in regards to personal posts.
January 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I’m seeing this in the high school library too. Which means I need to prioritize ordering philosophy books that will engage them.
January 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
And even when StoryGraph doesn’t have the book , the process of adding it isn’t too time consuming.
January 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We are the land: a native history of California - a must-read for any Californian and is what made me wish I was still teaching English as the chapters are great writing examples of how an introduction and conclusion contain a lot of the same information, but are different.
December 27, 2024 at 1:53 AM
I loved learning more about the tradition and history from Monstrum’s “The Wicked Feline Murder Floof, a Yule Cat Story” video.
December 25, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Dust City by Robert Paul Weston
December 14, 2024 at 12:32 AM